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    during this time. His parents were determined to send him with a tutor to Santé Fe, New Mexico to let him toughen up and get his health back. Little did they know in 20 years, it would be a place that created the weapon of mass destruction, the atomic bomb. After immersing himself with nature – taking horse-riding trips to the wild and which made him fond of the outdoors, his health improved. In 1922, he returned and started studying mathematics, science, philosophy and religion additionally…

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    innocent people by sending an atomic bomb in 1945. This person is U.S. President Harry Truman, he tough that by sending the atomic bomb the war with Japan would stop. Throughout history people wonder if the decision that President Harry Truman was the right one. Harry Truman took a barbarous decision of sending an atomic bomb against two cities of japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing approximately thousands of innocent people. It all started with the Manhattan Project and with a desired to end…

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    Was it necessary to drop the bomb ? Kal-El Rivera 4B Imagine you or your loved ones being incinerated right before your eyes in a matter of seconds.ceasing to exist destroying you at the molecular level. A mushroom cloud so strong and so powerful stretching over the cities horizon 40,000ft in the air a blast with the calculated amount of power of 20,000 Tons of TNT explosives detonating upon the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With one Intent, one main goal to end this dark period of time in…

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    Singapore, Kokoda, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Both sides lost a large number of soldiers and everybody wanted the war to end but nobody would back down. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan by America was unnecessary and America is not justified for its actions. Some may argue that it was reasonable for America to drop the bomb as they…

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    “The release of atomic power has changed everything except our way of thinking… the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.”(Albert Einstein). The quote by Albert Einstein expresses that he feels grief for his part in the atomic bomb. In fact, the name of the project for the creation of the atomic bomb was called the Manhattan Project. The first atomic bomb was called Little Boy and was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and…

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    Schweikart and Allen revealed how Soviet spies infiltrated practically every prominent division of the United States government. These spies sent classified information to the Soviet country, allowing the Communists to attempt influencing the Capitalist government. Senator Joseph McCarthy discovered many Soviet agents and pressed to rid and punish them for their acts of espionage. Though most historians feel as though McCarthy…

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    pass information gathered by David to Soviet agents already working in the area around the Los Alamos facilities. Ruth would transport the information provided by David in her purse. She would then meet her Soviet contact at a local grocery store and would identify the individuals sent to meet her by using the side of a Jell-O box. The Soviet agent would have the matching piece of the box and once positively identified, Ruth would swap purses with the Soviet Agent and leave the…

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    World War Two was a devastating conflict that encompassed the world and caused the death of over 50 million people including those who died from atomic weapons. The atomic bombs were major weapons in the second conflict that engulfed the world. Even though the bombs led to the death of thousands, it helped save thousands more. The use of the atomic weapons was required to end World War Two. The Second World War was a major conflict that enveloped the world. About thirty-five to sixty million…

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    World War Two was a terrible time in the United States. Many tough decisions had to be made that would be best for the whole country. President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan may have been one of the hardest decisions that a president has ever had to make. In 1945, during World War Two, Americans were growing unquestionably exhausted by the war. World War Two seemed like it would never end, and Japan would not surrender. Most American lives were centered around what was…

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    Atom Bomb Effects

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    This historical study will define the major effects of the atom bomb in the threat of mutual assured destruction, the development of nuclear energy, and the problem of radioactive pollution in the 20th and 21st centuries. The discovery and invention of the atom bomb define the reconstruction of human warfare within the context of mutual assured destruction. The bombing of Japan by two atom bombs in 1945 on Hiroshima and Nagasaki define the extraneous effects of environmental radioactive…

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